Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1306

Criminal intent in the offence of affronting persons’ dignity criminalised by Article 21/7 of Law 3 of 2006 concerning Printing and Publication. Its establishment. - The publisher’s knowledge. Presumed where general intent exists. Inferring it. A matter of fact drawn from the facts and circumstances of the case. Discussing it. Unnecessary. There is no occasion to discuss permissible criticism, exceeding which entails punishment. The reason for this. This is not altered by the convicted person having repeated the published expressions at a public symposium. The newspaper’s editor-in-chief bears actual responsibility for what is published therein.